Leadership Team

As Managing Partner of Dominium, Paul Sween is responsible for all aspects of the business. Active in the multi-housing industry since 1981, he joined Dominium in 1989. During his involvement, the company has grown from managing 2,700 units to more than 26,000 units in 23 states.

Prior to his employment with Dominium, Mr. Sween worked with the international accounting firm Ernst Young. He was also a principal in a development and property management firm that syndicated existing apartment projects, and completed low income tax credit and historic rehab projects.

Mr. Sween is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Mr. Sween is a committed Board Chair member of the Minnesota Housing Partnership – affordable housing advocacy group, and is a member of the Council of Affordable Housing Owners – best practices group. He also serves as a tutor with CommonBond Study Buddies, a program that engages volunteers with youth as homework mentors.

Mr. Sween is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Prior to his retirement in February 2018, Armand Brachman served as a Managing Partner of Dominium and was responsible for all aspects of the business. Since 1979 when Mr. Brachman joined Dominium, the firm has grown from managing 2,700 units to more than 30,000 units in 22 states.

Mr. Brachman has extensive experience working with federal, state and local housing programs. His current commitment to the developmental process of the trade sheds light on a variety of issues including community and site identification, site control, municipal approvals, architectural programming, financing, construction management, marketing and management.

Mr. Brachman is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison real estate program.

Mr. Brachman is a member of the Council of Affordable Housing Owners – best practices group, and is a member of the Drake Bank Board. He is also on the Board of Trustees and Operations Committee for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

Mr. Brachman is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (763) 354-5613
Email: mmoorhouse@dominiuminc.com

As Managing Partner and Senior Vice President, Mark Moorhouse is responsible for the day-to-day business operations for the growing group of nearly 75 professionals in the Development and Acquisitions department who focus on affordable housing.

Mr. Moorhouse is experienced working with various federal, state and local housing programs. Since joining Dominium in 1996, he has worked on several significant portfolio acquisitions, new project developments, and the acquisition of existing apartment projects.

Mr. Moorhouse is currently involved in leading the team in all aspects of the development process. In addition, he has been instrumental in completing numerous structured finance transitions at Dominium. He has played an integral role in helping the company grow from managing 6,400 units in 1996 to more than 28,000 units in 23 states today.

Mr. Moorhouse received his Bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University and has since earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.

Mr. Moorhouse is on the Board and is the Co-Head of the Financing Committee at Summit Academy, an organization established in 1996 that helps low-income individuals obtain the job skills training needed to secure well-paid employment and, ultimately, to lead a more stable and rewarding life. He is also involved with Minnesota Housing Partnership in a fundraising capacity.

Mr. Moorhouse is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Dean Adler is CEO and Founder of Lubert-Adler Partner, L.P., a real estate equity firm with over $7 billion in equity and $17 billion of assets under management. He serves as head of the investment committee and is responsible for leading the strategic direction of the firm.

Mr. Adler began his career at Ernst & Young, Baker and Hostetler and CMS. He is an Executive Committee Member and Research Sponsor for the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center of The Wharton School and currently serves on the board of directors of Bed Bath and Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY). He has been a keynote speaker for national real estate organizations such as the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers. Mr. Adler has served on numerous community boards and has served on the City of Philadelphia’s Economic Development Summit.

Prior to founding Lubert-Adler, Mr. Adler graduated magna cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a J.D. degree with honors from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and was an instructor at the Wharton School.

Ken Bacon is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Railfield Partners. Prior to founding RailField, Mr. Bacon spent 19 years at Fannie Mae, most recently as the Executive Vice President and Head of the Multifamily Business. During his tenure, Mr. Bacon grew the portfolio from $56 billion to over $195 billion in assets, consisting of multifamily mortgages, conventional equity, tax credits and mezzanine debt. He also initiated the American Communities Fund at Fannie Mae. He was previously Director of the Office of Securitization for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC and held officer positions at Morgan Stanley and Kidder Peabody.

Mr. Bacon currently serves on the Board of Directors of Comcast Corporation, Ally Financial and Welltower. He is active in several non-profit and trade groups, including as a Board Member of the Real Estate Executive Council (Vice Chairman), National Multifamily Housing Council, and Martha's Table.

Mr. Bacon is an alumnus and former trustee of Stanford University, where he received his B.A.. He also holds a M.Sc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics where he studied as a Marshall Scholar, and a M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. In recognition of his service to the Marshall Scholars program, he was awarded an Order of the British Empire ("OBE") by the British government.

As Managing Partner of Dominium, Paul Sween is responsible for all aspects of the business. Active in the multi-housing industry since 1981, he joined Dominium in 1989. During his involvement, the company has grown from managing 2,700 units to more than 26,000 units in 23 states.

Prior to his employment with Dominium, Mr. Sween worked with the international accounting firm Ernst Young. He was also a principal in a development and property management firm that syndicated existing apartment projects, and completed low income tax credit and historic rehab projects.

Mr. Sween is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Mr. Sween is a committed Board Chair member of the Minnesota Housing Partnership – affordable housing advocacy group, and is a member of the Council of Affordable Housing Owners – best practices group. He also serves as a tutor with CommonBond Study Buddies, a program that engages volunteers with youth as homework mentors.

Mr. Sween is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (763) 354-5613
Email: mmoorhouse@dominiuminc.com

As Managing Partner and Senior Vice President, Mark Moorhouse is responsible for the day-to-day business operations for the growing group of nearly 75 professionals in the Development and Acquisitions department who focus on affordable housing.

Mr. Moorhouse is experienced working with various federal, state and local housing programs. Since joining Dominium in 1996, he has worked on several significant portfolio acquisitions, new project developments, and the acquisition of existing apartment projects.

Mr. Moorhouse is currently involved in leading the team in all aspects of the development process. In addition, he has been instrumental in completing numerous structured finance transitions at Dominium. He has played an integral role in helping the company grow from managing 6,400 units in 1996 to more than 28,000 units in 23 states today.

Mr. Moorhouse received his Bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University and has since earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.

Mr. Moorhouse is on the Board and is the Co-Head of the Financing Committee at Summit Academy, an organization established in 1996 that helps low-income individuals obtain the job skills training needed to secure well-paid employment and, ultimately, to lead a more stable and rewarding life. He is also involved with Minnesota Housing Partnership in a fundraising capacity.

Mr. Moorhouse is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

As Partner and Senior Vice President of Asset Management, Brendt Rusten is responsible for Dominium’s owned portfolio representing more than 200 multifamily assets and approximately 26,000 units.

Mr. Rusten has been actively involved in multifamily acquisition, development and management for more than 35 years. He began his career managing a portfolio of multifamily units for a Midwest-based development and management firm.

He initially joined Dominium in 1984, eventually running its Property Management Company. In 1994, Mr. Rusten began providing private consulting services to the multifamily industry, and asset management reviews on more than 5,000 multifamily assets throughout the United States. In 2008, he re-joined Dominium as Senior Vice President of Asset Management. He serves on Dominium’s Executive Committee, providing oversight of all dispositions, refinancing of existing assets, and quality control of its assets. In addition, Mr. Rusten serves as a member of Dominium’s Credit Committee bringing his 35 years of affordable and market rate housing experience to the underwriting of new developments and acquisitions.

Mr. Rusten is one of the original founding Board Members of the Midwest Association of HUD Management Agents and continues to be actively involved in many of the industry’s major trade associations. He is active in a series of philanthropic activities ranging from assistance to national nonprofit housing providers to local special purpose organizations.

Mr. Rusten is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

As Partner and Senior Vice President of Property Management, John “Jack” Sipes leads Dominium’s property management department, handling more than 30,000 owned/managed units in 22 states. He is responsible for managing all property management operations staff along with the marketing, maintenance and purchasing, and compliance functions. He is particularly proud of his focused efforts to develop leaders at all levels of Dominium.

Mr. Sipes is a West Point graduate and has an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. After proudly serving his country as a US Army officer throughout the world, he embarked on a career of progressive leadership in property management at Archstone, CWS Capital Partners, and WinnResidential.

Mr. Sipes has a long history of charitable outreach in his community. Within Dominium, he leads the firm’s employee outreach efforts as Chair of the BRIDGE program and as President of the non-profit Employee Emergency Fund. He has served youth athletics in many roles- including coach, referee, administrator, commissioner and fan.

Mr. Sipes is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

As Partner, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Services at Dominium, Tim Allen is responsible for the leadership and oversight of the accounting, finance and tax functions. In addition, he is responsible for the management of human resources, information technology, and other administration functions.

Mr. Allen brings years of experience in the oversight of finance, human resources, and information technology. Prior to joining Dominium, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for Quest Education. Previously, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Pro Staff.

Mr. Allen is a graduate of the University of Minnesota where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Strategic Management from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. Mr. Allen is on the state board for the ARC of Minnesota. He is also active in several activities that support youth sports, and does advocacy work for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Mr. Allen is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (763) 354-5638
Email: nandersen@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President and Project Partner, Nick Andersen is responsible for new project development, acquisition and financing. His daily responsibilities include analyzing new acquisition and development opportunities, determining project feasibility, overseeing design and construction, structuring partnerships and negotiating with lenders, investors and third party vendors.

Since joining Dominium in 2007, Mr. Andersen has worked on a variety of project types including general partner interest acquisition, acquisitions and rehabilitation of existing apartment communities, ground-up new construction projects, as well as historic adaptive reuse projects.

During his tenure, Mr. Andersen has been involved in the acquisition and/or development of more than 3,400 units, placement or assumption of nearly $200 million in debt, over $110 million in equity and totaling more than $345 million in total development costs.

Mr. Andersen graduated Cum Laude from the University of St. Thomas as an Aquinas Scholar with a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Entrepreneurship. His professional affiliations include the University of St. Thomas Real Estate Council and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). He serves on the Housing Initiative Committee with ULI Minnesota.

Mr. Andersen is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (763) 354-5610
Email: cbarnes@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President and Senior Project Partner, Chris Barnes is responsible for supervising multiple business units within the Development department, leading a team of Development staff and monitoring all aspects of the development and acquisition process. In addition, he is responsible for creating, monitoring, and expanding debt and equity relationships.

Mr. Barnes is also responsible for identifying new sites and projects, overseeing construction, determining project feasibility and lease-up dates on new developments, and managing the disposition of certain assets. He also negotiates with local government, lenders, investors and third party-vendors and working with his teams to ensure Dominium standards are followed.

Since joining Dominium in 2000, Mr. Barnes has been involved with over 100 new construction, re-syndication and rehabilitation projects totaling more than 16,000 units in 15 states.

Mr. Barnes is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a member of the UW Real Estate Alumni Association, National Housing and Rehabilitation Association, Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers, and Council of Large Affordable Housing Owners.

Mr. Barnes is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (763) 354-5562
Email: sewing@dominiuminc.com

As the Vice President of Construction and Architecture with Dominium, Scott Ewing is responsible for managing all Dominium’s construction projects. Mr. Ewing is responsible for $250 million of new construction, renovation and major repairs within Dominium’s portfolio.

Mr. Ewing’s experience is instrumental in maintaining a positive working relationship with outside consultants to ensure projects are completed with high quality standards, on time and within budget. He also works with numerous Architectural and Engineering partners to ensure timely delivery of accurate project documents.

Mr. Ewing has over 20 years of General Contracting experience. Prior to joining Dominium he had the opportunity to build several Dominium projects such as 808 Berry Place, The Bluffs at Nine Mile Creek and The Landings at Silver Lake Village.

Mr. Ewing is a graduate of Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Science and Management.

Phone: (763) 354-5605
Email: jhuggett@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President and Project Partner, Jeff Huggett is responsible for locating and closing new development, redevelopment and acquisition opportunities.

Prior to joining Dominium in 1997, Mr. Huggett worked in asset management and workouts at Dain Corporation in Minneapolis, where he was responsible for a $100 million portfolio located in nine cities throughout the Midwest and Southeast. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer at Paine Webber Properties, Inc. in Boston, and Commercial Mortgage Banker at Eberhardt Company located in Minneapolis.

Mr. Huggett is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he received a Master of Science (MBS) degree.

Mr. Huggett is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Mr. Huggett also oversees Dominium's Pro Bono Development efforts, whereby Dominium provides free development services to important community initiatives.

Phone: (763) 354-5634
Email: rlunderby@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President & Project Partner, Ryan Lunderby is responsible for new project development, acquisition and financing. He is also responsible for analyzing new acquisition opportunities, determining project feasibility, overseeing design and construction, working alongside different partnership restructuring, and negotiating with lenders, investors and third party vendors.

Since joining Dominium in 2004, Mr. Lunderby has been involved with several acquisition/rehabilitation undertakings, as well as new construction and historic rehabilitation projects. Included in these projects is the re-syndication of Dominium's existing portfolio of original tax credit properties throughout the Midwest. Most recently, Mr. Lunderby has played an integral role in Dominium's growth into new markets through acquisitions of Year 15 tax credit properties and acquisitions of general partner interests from various financial institutions.

Since entering a production role with Dominium in 2010, Mr. Lunderby has closed on 40 properties totaling more than 5,000 apartment units.

Mr. Lunderby is a graduate of St. Cloud State University where received a Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate Finance. He is a member of the St. Cloud State Real Estate Alumni Association and Tennessee Developers Council.

Mr. Lunderby is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (763) 354-5656
Email: rmehl@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President and Project Partner, Ron Mehl is responsible for new project development, acquisitions and financing. In addition, he analyzes new acquisition opportunities, determines project feasibility, oversees design and construction, partnership restructuring, and negotiations with lenders, investors and third party vendors.

Mr. Mehl has played an integral role developing Dominium’s senior housing portfolio. He is involved in the re-syndication of Dominium’s existing portfolio of original tax credit projects throughout the Midwest. In 2016, he opened a Dominium Development office in Denver, CO. and is growing the existing Dominium portfolio in a fast paced, growing economy with great attainable housing needs.

In the past, Mr. Mehl has been directly involved with new project development, financing, acquisitions and asset management for a commercial developer. He also worked to support the management of a $400 million portfolio and assisted in the restructuring of $50 million of debt and $40 million of equity.

Mr. Mehl is a graduate of Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, CA. with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a minor in Accounting.

Mr. Mehl is a volunteer with Housing Colorado NOW! and the Colorado annual housing conference, serving on the Workshop Committee. Mr. Mehl also contributes to 3 Hopeful Hearts which provides bereaved parents and families opportunities to honor, find hope and seek healing through events, support, education and remembrance.

Mr. Mehl is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (763) 354-5618
Email: ometz@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President and Project Partner, Owen Metz is responsible for all facets of new project development, acquisition and financing. His daily responsibilities include analyzing new acquisition opportunities, determining project feasibility, overseeing design and construction, structuring partnerships and negotiating with lenders, investors and third party vendors.

Since joining Dominium in 2006, Mr. Metz has worked on the acquisition, construction, and renovation of numerous apartment communities across the country. He has been involved in Dominium becoming the replacement general partner on several properties. In aggregate Mr. Metz has helped add more than 4,000 apartment units to the Dominium portfolio.

Mr. Metz played a major role in Dominium’s entrance into the Texas multifamily market with the acquisition and extensive renovation of 390 units in the Beaumont and Houston areas.

More recently, Mr. Metz played a lead role in the successful completion of the two largest historic redevelopments completed in Minnesota using State and Federal historic tax credits - the redevelopment of the Schmidt Brewery in St. Paul and the Pillsbury A-Mill in Minneapolis. Schmidt Artist Lofts and A-Mill Artist Lofts are now home to more than 500 low-income artists and their families at rents significantly below market rates.

Over his tenure with Dominium, Mr. Metz has placed over $200 million in permanent financing, more than $250 million in construction and bridge financing, and over $300 million in tax credit equity while working on a variety of different project types.

Mr. Metz is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin – School of Business with a BBA in both Real Estate and Finance. His professional affiliations include the UW Real Estate Alumni Association and the Urban Land Institute.

Mr. Metz is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (763) 401-4335
Email: paula.prahl@dominiuminc.com

Paula Prahl is the Vice President of Public Affairs for Dominium. Ms. Prahl will develop a program to ensure effective and consistent interactions with governments and other key external stakeholders. The establishment of this role is critical to Dominium’s growth plan of owning 40,000 units by 2025.

Ms. Prahl most recently served as managing director of communications and public affairs at Varde Partners, a hedge, real estate and private equity fund based in Minneapolis. Previously, she served over a decade as senior vice president of communications, public affairs and corporate responsibility at Best Buy and served nearly a decade as vice president of government and community relations at Honeywell. Ms. Prahl began her public policy career as the director of public policy at the Minnesota Business Partnership.

Ms. Prahl holds a BA from Smith College and an MA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.

Phone: (763) 392-9875
Email: jeff.spicer@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President and Project Partner, Jeff Spicer is leading Dominium’s efforts in Texas and helping Dominium grow their presence in this emerging market. Mr. Spicer is responsible for originating and overseeing new project development, financing and acquisitions.

Mr. Spicer joined Dominium in September of 2017 but has a long-term relationship lasting more than 10 years as a consulting partner for Dominium. He has over 25 years of experience in affordable housing where he has worked to develop successful ventures in the state of Texas and across the southwestern part of the country.

Prior to joining Dominium, Mr. Spicer was co-founder and principal at State Street Housing Development where he developed affordable housing in Texas and the southwest. He currently owns more than 1,000 affordable housing units and has developed over 6,000 units nationwide.

Mr. Spicer holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Business and a Master’s degree in Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also held a Wisconsin real estate license and has been an active member on many boards.

Mr. Spicer is a contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (763) 354-5559
Email: msween@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President & Project Partner, Mark Sween is responsible for locating and closing acquisition opportunities. His work involves serving financial institutions in resolving problem properties that are on their watch lists and acquiring general partner interests in operating partnerships. Through his work, Dominium has acquired 42 properties in 10 states.

Prior to joining Dominium, Mr. Sween worked for two national low income tax credit syndicators where he was responsible for originating and closing more than $300 million of equity. He was also a principal in a development and property management firm that syndicated existing apartment projects, low income tax credit, and readily took on historic rehab projects. Mr. Sween has been active in the multi-housing industry since 1981, when he began his career at the international accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick.

He has held Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Property Manager (CPM) designations. Previously, Mr. Sween served as the Board Chair of the Minnesota Multi Housing Association and President of the Minnesota chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management.

Mr. Sween is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.